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3 April: Armed groups looted 2,354 tons of food from United Nations' World Food Programme's warehouses in Kidal, Gao and Timbuktu, causing the WFP to suspend its operations in northern Mali. [17] 4 April: Civil society and 50 political parties in Mali refuse to take part in a discussion with the military government on plans for the future. [6]
The Mali War [c] is an ongoing conflict that started in January 2012 between the northern and southern parts of Mali in Africa. On 16 January 2012, several insurgent groups began fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, which they called Azawad .
Approximate extent of the Mali Empire, next to the Songhai Empire, c. 1350. 1440 — 1490 The empire on the defensive. The Portuguese; Songhai hegemony; Tengela War; 1500 — 1600 Collapse of the Mali empire. Songhay hegemony in the Sahel; The Songhay respite and the battle for Bambuk; The Rise of the Kaabu Empire; The Sack of Niani; Further losses
MNLA and Ansar Dine take control of all Northern Mali territory; Independent state of Azawad declared by the MNLA and initially supported by Ansar Dine; Conflict between the MNLA and Ansar Dine (the latter receiving support from AQIM and MOJWA). Mali War (2012–present) Mali France Turkey Chad Nigeria Azawad
Algerian Civil War with the GIA is considered to have ended in February 2002, GSPC continues insurgency. April 11 – Ghriba synagogue bombing killed 22 (14 German tourists, 5 Tunisians, and 2 French nationals and the suicide bomber). May 5 – 15 government soldiers are killed in an ambush near Tizi Ouzou, in the Kabylie region of northern ...
BAMAKO (Reuters) -Mali's northern Tuareg rebels said they had killed and injured dozens of soldiers and Wagner mercenaries in two days of fighting near the Algerian border, after the army said it ...
On 20 July, a convoy of nearly 20 vehicles carrying FAMa soldiers and Wagner mercenaries engaged in a series of search operations in northern Mali, mainly looking for Tuareg rebels who held territory in the strongholds of Inafarak and Tinzaouten. [11] According to the Wagner Group, fighting began on 22 July and involved its 13th Storm Brigade. [7]
BAMAKO (Reuters) -Mali's military reported deadly clashes on Tuesday with northern Tuareg rebels, who said they briefly seized control of a military camp in the town of Bourem in a further sign of ...